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Sony ditches copy-control CDs |
axxxr
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Seems Sony is going through something of a change of heart recently: following its decision to support MP3 in its audio players comes news that, in Japan at least, Sony Music Entertainment is ditching copy-control CDs from November. They claim the reason is “an increase in awareness by music consumers”, which we assume is supposed to mean that they’ve succeeded in educating everyone that copying CDs is a bad thing. Dare we suggest that the truth is simply that they’re starting to see the light?
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gelfen
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no, it means the consumers have worked out how to circumvent the copy protection.... 
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plasmadog
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More a case of once bitten twice shy.
This is an issue that's come full circle, after customers returned loads of copy protected cds because they didn't work on pcs.
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friscosjoke
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now if only they would love atrac3 in the dustbin aswell
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marlonxp
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Yeah it would of been easy to crack. does not make much sense
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axxxr
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Sony is reportely planning to release new Flash based Music Players with MP3 and ATRAC support still this year. Also firmware upgrades for existing players seem possible......
Unannounced Sony CD and MD Player with MP3 Support
The photo shows the new upcoming Sony D-NE920 portable CD Player.Technical detail is sparse on those upcoming Sony products. The Sony D-NE20 portable CD player with Mp3 & ATRAC is only 13.1mm thick.
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Asterix
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It was about time that they realize that piracy is more than a copy protection system. They have to change the way they sell music, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain.
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Posted: 2004-09-30 18:32
